How to set up a free iCloud account with iOS 5

Setting up a free iCloud account with iOS 5

New to iPhone, iPad touch, or iPad and curious how to set up one of Apple's new, free iCloud accounts? Not only is iCloud great for email, calendar, and contacts, it also lets you backup your important settings and information. Luckily, creating a new iCloud account is a very simple process.

Open Settings from your home screen

Click on Mail, Contacts, Calendars

Click on Add Account...

Select iCloud at the top of the list

Click on Add Account...

Select iCloud at the top of the list

Click on Get a Free Apple ID

Enter your location

Enter your date of birth

A new window will now open asking you to use an existing email address or get a free @me.com address

Select get a free @me.com email address

Fill in all your details and select next

Accept the iCloud terms and conditions

That's it done, you now have a new iCloud account all set up and ready to go on your iOS 5 device!